Artemisia campestris

Artemisia campestris
1813 illustration
Conservation status
Secure  (NatureServe)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Genus:	Artemisia
Species:	A. campestris
Binomial name
Artemisia campestris L. 1753 not Pursh 1813 nor Kitam. 1940 [1]
Synonyms [2]
List Abrotanum frutescensGilib. syn. of subsp. campestris Absinthium boreale(Pall.) Besser syn. of subsp. borealis Absinthium campestreDulac syn. of subsp. campestris Absinthium virescensJuss. ex Besser syn. of subsp. campestris Artemisia allioniiNyman syn. of subsp. borealis Artemisia ambiguaThunb. syn. of subsp. borealis Artemisia bocconeiAll. syn. of subsp. borealis Artemisia borealisPall. syn. of subsp. borealis Artemisia borealis f. adamsii(Besser) J.Rousseau syn. of subsp. borealis Artemisia borealis var. adamsiiBesser syn. of subsp. borealis Artemisia borealis var. alluvialisKorobkov syn. of subsp. borealis Artemisia borealis var. ammophilaKorobkov syn. of subsp. borealis Artemisia borealis var. besseriTorr. & A.Gray syn. of subsp. borealis Artemisia borealis var. canadensisBush syn. of subsp. borealis Artemisia borealis f. latisecta(Fernald) J.Rousseau syn. of subsp. borealis Artemisia borealis var. latisectaFernald syn. of subsp. borealis Artemisia borealis var. ledebouriiBesser syn. of subsp. borealis Artemisia borealis subsp. mertensii(Besser ex Poljakov) V.P.Ameljczenko syn. of subsp. borealis Artemisia borealis var. mertensiiBesser syn. of subsp. borealis Artemisia borealis subsp. purshii(Besser ex Hook) Hultén syn. of subsp. borealis Artemisia borealis f. purshii(Besser ex Hook) J.Rousseau syn. of subsp. borealis Artemisia borealis var. purshiiBesser syn. of subsp. borealis Artemisia borealis var. spithamaea(Pursh) Torr. & A.Gray syn. of subsp. borealis Artemisia borealis f. typicaJ.Rousseau syn. of subsp. borealis Artemisia borealis f. wormskioldii(Besser) J.Rousseau syn. of subsp. borealis Artemisia borealis var. wormskioldiiBesser syn. of subsp. borealis Artemisia bothnicaLundstr. ex Nyman syn. of subsp. campestris Artemisia campestris var. borealis(Pall.) M.Peck syn. of subsp. borealis Artemisia campestris var. canadensis(Michx.) S.L.Welsh syn. of subsp. canadensis Artemisia campestris var. caudata(Michx.) B.L.Turner syn. of subsp. caudata Artemisia campestris var. glutinosa(J.Gay ex Besser) Y.R.Ling syn. of subsp. glutinosa Artemisia campestris var. pacifica(Nutt.) M.Peck syn. of subsp. pacifica Artemisia campestris var. petiolataS.L.Welsh syn. of subsp. pacifica Artemisia campestris var. purshii(Besser) Cronquist syn. of subsp. borealis Artemisia campestris var. scouleriana(Besser ex Hook.) Cronquist syn. of subsp. pacifica Artemisia campestris subsp. spithamaea(Pursh) H.M.Hall & Clem. syn. of subsp. borealis Artemisia campestris var. spithamaea(Pursh) M.Peck syn. of subsp. borealis Artemisia campestris var. strutzaeS.L.Welsh syn. of subsp. pacifica Artemisia campestris subsp. typicaH.M.Hall & Clem. Artemisia campestris var. wormskioldii(Besser ex Hook) Cronquist syn. of subsp. borealis Artemisia camporumRydb. syn. of subsp. pacifica Artemisia camtschaticaSchltdl. ex Ledeb. syn. of subsp. borealis Artemisia canadensisMichx. syn. of subsp. canadensis Artemisia canadensis f. dutillyanusJ.Rousseau ex Lepage syn. of subsp. canadensis Artemisia canadensis f. peucedanifolia(Juss. ex DC.) J.Rousseau syn. of subsp. canadensis Artemisia canadensis f. pumilaJ.Rousseau syn. of subsp. canadensis Artemisia canadensis f. repustrisJ.Rousseau syn. of subsp. canadensis Artemisia canadensis f. typicaJ.Rousseau syn. of subsp. canadensis Artemisia caudataMichx. syn. of subsp. caudata Artemisia caudata var. calvensLunell syn. of subsp. caudata Artemisia caudata f. forwoodii(S.Watson) J.Rousseau syn. of subsp. caudata Artemisia caudata var. majusculaJ.Rousseau syn. of subsp. caudata Artemisia caudata f. puberaJ.Rousseau syn. of subsp. caudata Artemisia caudata var. rydbergianaB.Boivin syn. of subsp. caudata Artemisia caudata f. typicaJ.Rousseau syn. of subsp. caudata Artemisia clausonisPomel syn. of subsp. campestris Artemisia coarctataTurcz. ex Ledeb. syn. of subsp. campestris Artemisia collinaSchur syn. of subsp. campestris Artemisia commutata var. hookeriana(Besser) Besser syn. of subsp. pacifica Artemisia commutata var. scouleriana(Besser) Besser syn. of subsp. pacifica Artemisia cordataAlph.Wood syn. of subsp. caudata Artemisia desertorum var. hookerianaBesser syn. of subsp. pacifica Artemisia desertorum var. scoulerianaBesser syn. of subsp. pacifica Artemisia dniproicaKlokov syn. of subsp. campestris Artemisia forwoodiiS.Watson syn. of subsp. caudata Artemisia forwoodii var. calvens(Lunell) Lunell syn. of subsp. caudata Artemisia gelidaLedeb. syn. of subsp. borealis Artemisia glabrescensStokes syn. of subsp. campestris Artemisia glutinosaJ.Gay syn. of subsp. glutinosa Artemisia glutinosaJ.Gay ex Besser syn. of subsp. glutinosa Artemisia groenlandicaHornem. syn. of subsp. canadensis Artemisia helveticaSchleich. syn. of subsp. borealis Artemisia hermaphroditaKit. ex Ledeb. syn. of subsp. campestris Artemisia infirmaS.G.Gmel. ex Ledeb. syn. of subsp. campestris Artemisia italicaM.Bieb. ex Ledeb. syn. of subsp. campestris Artemisia jussieanaJ.Gay ex Besser syn. of subsp. campestris Artemisia lanataLam. syn. of subsp. glutinosa Artemisia lednicensisRochel ex Spreng. syn. of subsp. lednicensis Artemisia monspeliensisNyman syn. of subsp. glutinosa Artemisia nanaGaudin syn. of subsp. borealis Artemisia neapolitanaTen. syn. of subsp. glutinosa Artemisia noricaLeyb. syn. of subsp. borealis Artemisia norvegica var. pacifica(Nutt.) A.Gray syn. of subsp. pacifica Artemisia occitanicaSalzm. ex DC. syn. of subsp. campestris Artemisia odoratissimaDesf. syn. of subsp. campestris Artemisia pacificaNutt. syn. of subsp. pacifica Artemisia pallasiiWilld. ex Spreng. syn. of subsp. borealis Artemisia paniculataSch.Bip. ex Willk. syn. of subsp. glutinosa Artemisia peucedanifoliaJuss. ex DC. syn. of subsp. canadensis Artemisia proceraLapeyr. syn. of subsp. glutinosa Artemisia purshianaBesser syn. of subsp. borealis Artemisia ripicolaRydb. syn. of subsp. borealis Artemisia salignaTen. syn. of subsp. glutinosa Artemisia santonicumSiev. ex Besser syn. of subsp. campestris Artemisia scoulerianaRydb. syn. of subsp. pacifica Artemisia spithamaeaPursh syn. of subsp. borealis Artemisia stelleriSteven ex Ledeb. syn. of subsp. borealis Artemisia tenuifoliaBubani syn. of subsp. campestris Artemisia variabilisTen. syn. of subsp. variabilis Artemisia vermiculataSchangin ex DC. syn. of subsp. borealis Artemisia violaceaLedeb. syn. of subsp. borealis Artemisia viscosaDC. syn. of subsp. glutinosa Draconia campestris(L.) Soják Draconia campestris subsp. borealis(Pall.) Soják syn. of subsp. borealis Draconia campestris subsp. bottnica(Lundstr. ex Kindb.) Soják syn. of subsp. bottnica Draconia campestris subsp. glutinosa(DC.) Soják syn. of subsp. glutinosa Draconia campestris f. oligocephala(Abrom.) Sutorý syn. of subsp. campestris Oligosporus borealis(Pall.) Poljakov syn. of subsp. borealis Oligosporus brachylobusJord. & Fourr. syn. of subsp. campestris Oligosporus brachyphyllusJord. & Fourr. syn. of subsp. campestris Oligosporus brevicaulisJord. & Fourr. syn. of subsp. campestris Oligosporus campestris(L.) Cass. Oligosporus campestris subsp. caudatus(Michx.) W.A.Weber syn. of subsp. caudata Oligosporus campestris subsp. pacificus(Nutt.) W.A.Weber syn. of subsp. pacifica Oligosporus canadensis(Michx.) Poljakov syn. of subsp. canadensis Oligosporus caudatus(Michx.) Poljakov syn. of subsp. caudata Oligosporus collinusJord. & Fourr. syn. of subsp. campestris Oligosporus delphinensisJord. & Fourr. syn. of subsp. campestris Oligosporus eoythrocladusJord. & Fourr. syn. of subsp. campestris Oligosporus floribundusJord. & Fourr. syn. of subsp. campestris Oligosporus fuscatusJord. & Fourr. syn. of subsp. campestris Oligosporus glutinosus(J.Gay ex Besser) Poljakov syn. of subsp. glutinosa Oligosporus glutinosusFourr. syn. of subsp. glutinosa Oligosporus griseusJord. & Fourr. syn. of subsp. campestris Oligosporus groenlandicus(Hornem.) Á.Löve & D.Löve syn. of subsp. borealis Oligosporus implexusJord. & Fourr. syn. of subsp. campestris Oligosporus jussieanus(J.Gay ex Besser) Poljakov syn. of subsp. campestris Oligosporus laxatusJord. & Fourr. syn. of subsp. campestris Oligosporus littoreusJord. & Fourr. syn. of subsp. campestris Oligosporus monspeliensisJord. & Fourr. syn. of subsp. glutinosa Oligosporus monticolaJord. & Fourr. syn. of subsp. campestris Oligosporus nanus(Gaudin) Poljakov syn. of subsp. borealis Oligosporus orophilusJord. & Fourr. syn. of subsp. campestris Oligosporus pacificus(Nutt.) Poljakov syn. of subsp. pacifica Oligosporus parvulusJord. & Fourr. syn. of subsp. campestris Oligosporus peucedanifolius(Juss. ex DC.) Poljakov syn. of subsp. borealis Oligosporus pubescensJord. & Fourr. syn. of subsp. campestris Oligosporus pyramidatusJord. & Fourr. syn. of subsp. campestris Oligosporus stenocladusJord. & Fourr. syn. of subsp. campestris Oligosporus suberectusJord. & Fourr. syn. of subsp. campestris Oligosporus tenuifoliusJord. & Fourr. syn. of subsp. campestris Oligosporus variabilis(Ten.) Poljakov syn. of subsp. glutinosa Oligosporus virescensJord. & Fourr. syn. of subsp. campestris Oligosporus xylopodusJord. & Fourr. syn. of subsp. campestris

Artemisia campestris near the Baltic Sea

Artemisia campestris is a common and widespread species of plants in the sunflower family, Asteraceae. It is native to a wide region of Eurasia and North America. ^[3] Common names include field wormwood, ^[4] beach wormwood, ^[5] northern wormwood, ^[6] Breckland wormwood, ^[7] boreal wormwood, Canadian wormwood, field sagewort and field mugwort. ^{[8] [9] [10]}

Artemisia campestris is a branching, aromatic plant up to 150 cm (5 ft) tall. It grows in open sites on dry sandy soils, in steppes, rocky slopes, and waste areas. ^[9]

Subspecies

The following subspecies are accepted: ^[2]

• Artemisia campestris subsp. borealis (Pall.) H.M.Hall & Clem.
• Artemisia campestris subsp. bottnica Lundstr. ex Kindb.
• Artemisia campestris subsp. campestris
• Artemisia campestris subsp. canadensis(Michx.) Scoggan
• Artemisia campestris subsp. caudata(Michx.) H.M.Hall & Clem.
• Artemisia campestris subsp. cinerea
• Artemisia campestris subsp. glutinosa(Gay ex Bess.) Batt.
• Artemisia campestris subsp. lednicensis(Spreng.) Greuter & Raab-Straube
• Artemisia campestris subsp. pacificaH.M.Hall & Clem.
• Artemisia campestris subsp. variabilis(Ten.) Greuter

References

1. "Artemisia campestris". The Global Compositae Checklist (GCC)– via The Plant List. Note that this website has been superseded by World Flora Online
2. "Artemisia campestris L." Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
3. Hill, Chris (2021-02-03). "'Incredibly rare' plants burst into life on busy industrial estate". East Anglian Daily Times. Retrieved 2021-02-05.
4. BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
5. Hilty, John (2020). "Beach Wormwood (Artemisia campestris caudata)". Illinois Wildflowers.
6. Second alternative name
7. "3rd alternative name". Archived from the original on 2012-04-09. Retrieved 2012-02-15.
8. Shultz, Leila M. (2006). "Artemisia campestris". In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (ed.). Flora of North America North of Mexico (FNA). Vol. 19. New York and Oxford: Oxford University Press – via eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
9. Lin, Yourun; Humphries, Christopher J.; Gilbert, Michael G. "Artemisia campestris". Flora of China. Vol. 20–21 – via eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
10. Altervista Flora Italiana, Assenzio di campo, Artemisia campestris L.

External links

• Go Botany, New England Wildflower Society
• LuontoPortti Naturegate
• Tree of Life
• On-line Atlas of the British & Irish Flora
• Electronic Atlas of the Flora of British Columbia
• Pollen Library